September 11, 1993 Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
OAK 1 CHW 3
DET 1 CLE 9
BOS 3 NYY 12
@KCR 5 SEA 7
@MIL 3 TEX 7
MIN 4 TOR 9
CAL 5 FLA 3
@LAD 2 MON 4
CIN 2 CHC 4
@NYM 3 HOU 4
@PHI 1 COL 3
@PIT 2 ATL 13
@SDP 1 STL 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 21,649

Saturday, September 11, 1993, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:34

Rockies

56-87

Won 3

6th, 35 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         1  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  1
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  3

W: K Bottenfield (5-10), L: T Wakefield (4-10), S: B Ruffin (1)

Pirates

64-78

Lost 3

5th, 23 GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young CF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .251  .660   21    0   0   
J Girardi C                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .683   18    6   2   
D Bichette RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .880   13    3   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .371 1.027   10   11   1   GDP
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .299  .840   12    1   3   
J Clark LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .747   10    1   0   
N Liriano SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .657    9    3   2   2B
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .303         0   1   
R Mejia 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .654   13    1   2   
K Bottenfield P               3   0   3   2    0   0  .200  .434    8    0   2   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  V Castilla SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .705    3    1   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   2    1   5              117   27  14

BATTING

2B: N Liriano (1, off T Wakefield).

TB: K Bottenfield 3; N Liriano 3; D Bichette 2; J Clark 2; E Young; A Galarraga.

GIDP: A Galarraga (6).

RBI: K Bottenfield 2 (3).

2-out RBI: K Bottenfield 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Mejia (7).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Clark (1st base by T Wakefield).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .723   21    1   2   CS
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .826   21    2   1   
O Merced RF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .320  .872   19    2   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .742    9    0   4   
D Clark LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .251  .739   14    2   0   
A Martin CF                   2   1   1   2    2   0  .281  .805   13    5   0   HR
K Young 1B                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .623    8    5   0   
  T Foley PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .684    7    1   0   
  R Aude PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    3   0   
J Goff C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .498    9    6   0   
  D Slaught PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .807    3    0   0   
T Wakefield P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    7    0   1   
  A Tomberlin PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .832    6    0   0   
  J Johnston P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   1   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .549    6    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    6   6              150   27   9

BATTING

HR: A Martin (14, off K Bottenfield; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: A Martin 4; J King; D Clark; C Garcia; J Goff.

RBI: A Martin 2 (48).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J King-C Garcia-K Young.

E: T Wakefield (3); O Merced (9); C Garcia (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Garcia (9, 2nd base by K Bottenfield/J Girardi).

PO: A Martin (1st base by K Bottenfield).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Bottenfield, W (5-10)        5     5   2   2    5   1   1   5.04   24   84-45   32· 3·10    8· 5· 5· 0     45    -     1.17  -0.19
S Reed, H (8)                  2.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   4.69    7   30-19   10· 5· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.68   0.54
B Ruffin, S (1)                1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.17    6   32-20   12· 5· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.34   0.28
Totals                         9     5   2   2    6   6   1          37  146-84   54·13·17   14· 6· 5· 0          3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield, L (4-10)          6    10   3   1    1   4   0   6.22   28   91-56   36· 8·12   10·11· 2· 0     47    -     0.91  -0.03
J Johnston                     3     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.68   10   24-15   12· 2· 1    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.80   0.14
Totals                         9    11   3   1    1   5   0          38  115-71   48·10·13   15·14· 3· 0           -

K Bottenfield faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (3).

IBB: None.

PO: K Bottenfield (5; A Martin, 1st base); T Wakefield (2; J Clark, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 21,649.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Young              CF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. J Girardi            C     2. J Bell               SS 
3. D Bichette           RF    3. O Merced             RF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. J King               3B 
5. C Hayes              3B    5. D Clark              LF 
6. J Clark              LF    6. A Martin             CF 
7. N Liriano            SS    7. K Young              1B 
8. R Mejia              2B    8. J Goff               C  
9. K Bottenfield        P     9. T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  1  -17%  58% A Martin        K Bottenfield   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Clark Scores
   b 6   1  3-2  123  5   13%  57% J Goff          S Reed          Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   b 6   2  3-2  123  6   13%  70% A Tomberlin     S Reed          Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm
   b 6   0  3-2  12-  4  -12%  33% A Martin        K Bottenfield   Walk; King to 3B; Clark to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  1   11%  58% A Galarraga     T Wakefield     Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Bichette Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER; Galarraga to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   47%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   58%  A Galarraga     Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Bichette Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER; Galarraga to 2B
   O      -2-  6   56%  C Hayes         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   58%  C Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   59%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   58%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  J King          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   58%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   62%  N Liriano       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  5   59%  R Mejia         Groundout: P-1B; Liriano to 3B
   R      --3  4   68%  K Bottenfield   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Liriano Scores
          1--  4   70%  E Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bottenfield to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  J Girardi       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   62%  D Clark         Reached on E4 (Line Drive); Clark to 1B
   O      1--  3   66%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Martin to 1B
   O      1--      71%  K Young         Martin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  6   69%  " "             Walk
          1--  1   66%  J Goff          Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  4   72%  T Wakefield     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   74%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   69%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   68%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   70%  C Garcia        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   72%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   71%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  4   73%  J King          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   76%  J Clark         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   74%  N Liriano       Foul Popfly: C
          1--      77%  R Mejia         Clark Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Clark to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  4   73%  " "             Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   R      --3  2   80%  K Bottenfield   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clark Scores/unER
          1--      81%  E Young         Wild Pitch; Bottenfield to 2B
          -2-  4   82%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   79%  J Girardi       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   75%  D Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   58%  A Martin        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Clark Scores
   O      ---  2   61%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  J Goff          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   64%  T Wakefield     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   62%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   59%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   53%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      62%  J Bell          Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   65%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  O Merced        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   64%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   66%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  2   63%  R Mejia         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   66%  K Bottenfield   Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Liriano to 3B
   O      1-3  3   61%  E Young         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   45%  D Clark         Walk; King to 2B
          12-  4   33%  A Martin        Walk; King to 3B; Clark to 2B
                  Steve Reed replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th; Tom Foley pinch hits for Kevin Young batting 7th
   O      123  7   44%  T Foley         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   57%  J Goff          Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
                  Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Tim Wakefield batting 9th
   O      123  6   70%  A Tomberlin     Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joel Johnston facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Johnston replaces Andy Tomberlin pitching and batting 9th; Tom Foley moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   67%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   65%  D Bichette      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   64%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   75%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joel Johnston facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   73%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   75%  J Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   72%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Liriano to 1B
   O      1--  1   70%  R Mejia         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   76%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 7th; Vinny Castilla replaces Steve Reed playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  7   81%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   77%  A Martin        Walk
                  Rich Aude pinch hits for Tom Foley batting 7th
   O      1--  7   84%  R Aude          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joel Johnston facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Aude moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   82%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  E Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   80%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Jerry Goff batting 8th
   O      ---  3   89%  D Slaught       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Joel Johnston batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  L McClendon     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

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